What do you get when you take two of the top three defenses in the NFL, sprinkle generously with heaping portion of hate, and grudge match spanning more than a decade: this weekend’s AFC divisional playoffs game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens.

The Steelers (12-4) and the Ravens (13-4) will be playing for the 8th time in three years this weekend. To say these teams know each other well is an understatement. And simply stating that these teams hate each other does their mutual animosity an injustice. There will be bruises, like broken bones and maybe even a concussion or two…and that’s all before the game even starts. Once the whistle is blown things will get really ugly. Read more

Last year then rookie QB Mark Sanchez of the then 9-7 New York Jets was instrumental in that team’s Cinderella run in the NFL betting odds playoff action. The Jets entered the postseason as wildcard and won two road games as they qualified for the AFC Championship game. The Jets lost that game to same team they’ll face this weekend in Indianapolis and this team would love to get some revenge.

This year the Jets enter the playoffs with 11-5 record but are still the Wild Card and still have to travel for the playoffs. And Mark Sanchez is still the QB although he’s shown little if any improvement as a starting QB in his sophomore season in the league. Read more

The ‘Game of the Week’ title is always up for dispute depending upon your own personal interests and definitions.

But with so many inconsequential games on the board this week the Baltimore Ravens (11-4) versus the Cincinnati Bengals (4-11) is the best game on the board for a couple of reasons. And you can go ahead and throw their collective records out the window as this should be a dog-fight.

These are two talented teams that are bitter AFC North Rivals and would love nothing better than to hand one another a loss. Read more

This might just be the most exciting matchup between a 6-8 team and 5-9 teams in the history of NFL gambling. The 6-8 team in question is the resurgent St Louis Rams and the 5-9 team is the terribly disappointing San Francisco 49ers club.

Neither team will finish above .500 and normally, at this time of year a matchup like this would be little interest to anyone other than diehard fans.

But in the Wild, Wild, NFC West a winning record isn’t required to clinch the division and home field advantage in the playoffs. If the cards fall just right, the Niners could play their way into the playoffs by winning their last two games. Read more

You know things are tough when back to back wins in the NFL gambling action would be the longest winning streak of the year but no one would dispute the fact that times are tough indeed for the struggling Buffalo Bills.

At 3-10 the Bills have managed to win back-to-back games just once this season but that’s exactly what the team will be looking to do this weekend when they take on the 7-6 Miami Dolphins.

Kickoff for this Sunday matchup is set for 1:05 Eastern Time and SBG Global opened with the Dolphins as a 5.5-point favorite with an over/under total at 41. Read more